Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
| Princess Louise Caroline | |
|---|---|
| Died | 13 March 1867 (aged 77) Ballenstedt, Saxony |
| Spouse | |
Hesse-Kassel | |
| Father | Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel |
| Mother | Princess Louise of Denmark |
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (
matriarch of the House of Glücksburg.[1]
Early life
Louise Caroline was born at
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (28 October 1767 – 21 March 1852) became Queen consort of Frederick VI of Denmark
.
Marriage and issue
Friedrich Wilhelm and his relative Louise Caroline married in 1810.[citation needed] The couple had ten children:[1]
- Princess Luise Marie Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1810 – 11 May 1869).
- Princess Friederike Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (9 October 1811 – 10 July 1902).
- Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (30 September 1813 – 24 October 1878).
- Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 – 27 November 1885).
- Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (10 April 1816 – 5 September 1893).
- Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906); later Christian IX of Denmark.
- Princess Luise, Abbess of Itzehoe (18 November 1820 – 30 November 1894).
- Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (14 October 1824 – 1 June 1903).
- Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (5 December 1825 – 27 May 1911).
- Prince Nikolaus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (22 December 1828 – 18 August 1849).
Louise Caroline's son, Prince Christian, was named third-in-line to the throne of Christian VIII of Denmark in 1847. He succeeded his childless maternal second cousin, Frederick VII of Denmark, on 15 November 1863, the Hereditary Prince Ferdinand having deceased somewhat earlier.
Her grandchildren included (among others)
Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover
.
At the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Frederick V of Denmark.
Ancestry
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References
Citations
- ^ a b c "Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel". geni_family_tree. 28 September 1789. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
Bibliography
- Hiort-Lorenzen, Hans Rudolf (1896). "Louise Caroline, Hertuginde af Glücksborg". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for tidsrummet 1537-1814 (in Danish). Vol. X (1st ed.). Copenhagen: Gyldendal. pp. 404–405.
External links
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